diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 156deb8..f9ce4bf 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -252,7 +252,10 @@
 
 		// If the app builds against an Android SDK use the SDK variant of JNI dependencies
 		// unless jni_uses_platform_apis is set.
-		if (usesSDK && !Bool(a.appProperties.Jni_uses_platform_apis)) ||
+		// Don't require the SDK variant for apps that are shipped on vendor, etc., as they already
+		// have stable APIs through the VNDK.
+		if (usesSDK && !a.RequiresStableAPIs(ctx) &&
+			!Bool(a.appProperties.Jni_uses_platform_apis)) ||
 			Bool(a.appProperties.Jni_uses_sdk_apis) {
 			variation = append(variation, blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "sdk", Variation: "sdk"})
 		}
@@ -583,7 +586,7 @@
 
 	dexJarFile := a.dexBuildActions(ctx)
 
-	jniLibs, certificateDeps := collectAppDeps(ctx, a.shouldEmbedJnis(ctx), !Bool(a.appProperties.Jni_uses_platform_apis))
+	jniLibs, certificateDeps := collectAppDeps(ctx, a, a.shouldEmbedJnis(ctx), !Bool(a.appProperties.Jni_uses_platform_apis))
 	jniJarFile := a.jniBuildActions(jniLibs, ctx)
 
 	if ctx.Failed() {
@@ -639,12 +642,25 @@
 	a.buildAppDependencyInfo(ctx)
 }
 
-func collectAppDeps(ctx android.ModuleContext, shouldCollectRecursiveNativeDeps bool,
+type appDepsInterface interface {
+	sdkVersion() sdkSpec
+	minSdkVersion() sdkSpec
+	RequiresStableAPIs(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) bool
+}
+
+func collectAppDeps(ctx android.ModuleContext, app appDepsInterface,
+	shouldCollectRecursiveNativeDeps bool,
 	checkNativeSdkVersion bool) ([]jniLib, []Certificate) {
+
 	var jniLibs []jniLib
 	var certificates []Certificate
 	seenModulePaths := make(map[string]bool)
 
+	if checkNativeSdkVersion {
+		checkNativeSdkVersion = app.sdkVersion().specified() &&
+			app.sdkVersion().kind != sdkCorePlatform && !app.RequiresStableAPIs(ctx)
+	}
+
 	ctx.WalkDeps(func(module android.Module, parent android.Module) bool {
 		otherName := ctx.OtherModuleName(module)
 		tag := ctx.OtherModuleDependencyTag(module)
@@ -662,16 +678,9 @@
 				}
 				seenModulePaths[path.String()] = true
 
-				if checkNativeSdkVersion {
-					if app, ok := ctx.Module().(interface{ sdkVersion() sdkSpec }); ok {
-						if app.sdkVersion().specified() &&
-							app.sdkVersion().kind != sdkCorePlatform &&
-							dep.SdkVersion() == "" {
-							ctx.PropertyErrorf("jni_libs",
-								"JNI dependency %q uses platform APIs, but this module does not",
-								otherName)
-						}
-					}
+				if checkNativeSdkVersion && dep.SdkVersion() == "" {
+					ctx.PropertyErrorf("jni_libs", "JNI dependency %q uses platform APIs, but this module does not",
+						otherName)
 				}
 
 				if lib.Valid() {
@@ -1257,7 +1266,7 @@
 		ctx.ModuleErrorf("One and only one of certficate, presigned, and default_dev_cert properties must be set")
 	}
 
-	_, certificates := collectAppDeps(ctx, false, false)
+	_, certificates := collectAppDeps(ctx, a, false, false)
 
 	// TODO: LOCAL_EXTRACT_APK/LOCAL_EXTRACT_DPI_APK
 	// TODO: LOCAL_PACKAGE_SPLITS
@@ -1374,6 +1383,14 @@
 	return Bool(a.properties.Privileged)
 }
 
+func (a *AndroidAppImport) sdkVersion() sdkSpec {
+	return sdkSpecFrom("")
+}
+
+func (a *AndroidAppImport) minSdkVersion() sdkSpec {
+	return sdkSpecFrom("")
+}
+
 func createVariantGroupType(variants []string, variantGroupName string) reflect.Type {
 	props := reflect.TypeOf((*AndroidAppImportProperties)(nil))
 
@@ -1548,7 +1565,7 @@
 	r.aapt.buildActions(ctx, r, aaptLinkFlags...)
 
 	// Sign the built package
-	_, certificates := collectAppDeps(ctx, false, false)
+	_, certificates := collectAppDeps(ctx, r, false, false)
 	certificates = processMainCert(r.ModuleBase, String(r.properties.Certificate), certificates, ctx)
 	signed := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "signed", r.Name()+".apk")
 	SignAppPackage(ctx, signed, r.aapt.exportPackage, certificates, nil, nil)